After 40 years, the above is a gross understatement, but you should see the comment I wrote in rough! It was just too emotional after all these years of medical negligence, misunderstanding, insults and outright abuse to post.

Great letter. It'll be ignored, of course, but it could hopefully draw more like minds out of the woodwork. Only so many voices can be dismissed. Thank you to @Jonathan Edwards and the others involved.

I don't know but I would imagine they've sent a copy - wouldn't be much point, otherwise.

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I very much hope they have sent it but it wasn't clear to me on the blog, if they had.Occupy CFS seems to indicate that the letter has been sent.
I hope that is the case because while blogs appear to be monitored by all sorts of organizations/people, I don't think one can assume that Lancet or Dr. Horton do. So actually sending a letter would seem to give a better chance of it being read by them.

"The case against science is straightforward: much of the
scientific literature, perhaps half, may simply be untrue.
Afflicted by studies with small sample sizes, tiny effects,
invalid exploratory analyses, and flagrant conflicts
of interest, together with an obsession for pursuing
fashionable trends of dubious importance, science has
taken a turn towards darkness. As one participant put
it, “poor methods get results”.

- Richard Horton

I wasn't familiar with his article. My mom brought it to my attention after reading it in our local newspaper.

I haven't been following this saga, so I don't know Dr. Horton's disposition. I can only hope that he takes his own words seriously.

"The case against science is straightforward: much of the
scientific literature, perhaps half, may simply be untrue.
Afflicted by studies with small sample sizes, tiny effects,
invalid exploratory analyses, and flagrant conflicts
of interest, together with an obsession for pursuing
fashionable trends of dubious importance, science has
taken a turn towards darkness. As one participant put
it, “poor methods get results”.